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How OU and Texas are blocked from entry into the SEC

Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:01 am
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
136982 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:01 am
Money talks.

Arkansas and Texas A&M have two of the deepest pockets in the conference, and they have expressed their lack of enthusiasm for the potential move.

Arkansas, through the Jerry Jones connection, approaches Missouri. Three Arkansas home games over the next 10 years are offered to be played at Jerry World. The gate is split, the gate is 60% Missouri, whatever it takes to buy the vote of no.

Texas A&M pulls the exact same move with Ole Miss, through the connection of Bjork being the former Ole Miss AD. The Aggies offer three home games over the next 10 years to be played at NRG stadium in Houston. The Aggies offer whatever gate deal is needed to secure a vote of no.

The vote of no is more important to Arkansas and TAMU than the money.

I don't see any way that the conference could stop side deals like this from happening.

Can Missouri and Ole Miss be bought? I don't know, but I would expect the effort to be made to find out.
This post was edited on 7/26/21 at 7:04 am
Posted by Jebadeb
Member since Oct 2017
4877 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:03 am to
Arkansas has deep pockets? News to me.
Posted by Tigerpride18
Lakewood Colorado
Member since Sep 2017
29664 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:04 am to
That’s not enough money
Posted by MTB
Houston
Member since Aug 2007
1423 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:09 am to
So in your scenario, Arkansas has more money and influence than Bama, UGA, Auburn, Tenn, Florida?

Gotcha
Posted by Solo Cam
Member since Sep 2015
32748 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:09 am to
Yeah A&M and Arkansas hold the most power in the SEC for sure….


This fricking guy
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
51194 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:12 am to
quote:

Money talks.


Which is why everyone except A&M is saying that this is going to happen
Posted by nclsutiger
Winston-Salem,NC
Member since Mar 2005
308 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:19 am to
That’s quite a creative scenario you’ve dreamed up. Realistic? Hell no. Extreme overreach. Not even practical.
Posted by SouthEndzoneTiger
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2008
10622 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:28 am to
A&M is the only team in the conference who would at all be against this happening, because they want to be the only team in their state in the SEC, and I would hope that even they are smart enough to do what is best for the conference. And adding OU and UT to the league is what's best for the conference. If they go elsewhere, we will take a step back from whatever conference they go to. We have been a pioneer in football since we added Arkansas & South Carolina and made a conference championship game. I hope we continue to be the pioneer to the changes that are coming to college football in the next 10 years.
Posted by Dragula
Laguna Seca
Member since Jun 2020
5091 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:28 am to
A&M has ZERO stroke and street cred in the SEC to throw weight around... THEY frickED
Posted by abellsujr
New England
Member since Apr 2014
35634 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:29 am to
If it was just about money, they would have leveraged the Big 12 to get more money from them. This seems to be more than just money. SEC and Texas want progression. And Texas isn’t happy with the Big 12. Who would be.
This post was edited on 7/26/21 at 7:35 am
Posted by JiminyCricket
Member since Jun 2017
3746 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:32 am to
quote:

Money talks



It does. And Texas & OU have a shite ton of it.
Posted by tigernnola
NOLA
Member since Sep 2016
3589 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:37 am to
Come on. This did not happen over night. The SEC, TX & OK have been at the table for a year. Da key already has t(e needed votes. The process may not happen overnight, but it is a done deal imo.
Posted by geauxtigers33
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2014
13734 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:50 am to
They aren’t going to be blocked. The SEC is going to take them.
Posted by go ta hell ole miss
Member since Jan 2007
13686 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:57 am to
quote:

Money talks.


Your argument for keeping them out is that money talks? That’s precisely the argument for why they will be allowed into the conference.
Posted by ManyTiger
Member since Jun 2020
655 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 8:31 am to
A more realistic approach would be to go to UF & say we’ll vote against FSU. Then go to USC & say we’ll vote against Clemson.
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
58066 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 8:44 am to
I hope this isn’t a real take, because it’s so far off base
Posted by timlan2057
In the Shadow of Tiger Stadium
Member since Sep 2005
17079 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 9:03 am to
Lol
Posted by jbraua
Oklahoma City, OK
Member since Oct 2007
6796 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 9:08 am to
you're not following things very closely. The deal is almost done.
Posted by lsusteve1
Member since Dec 2004
42316 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 9:22 am to
Arkie & A&M don't have pull



Show em the door if they want to puss out
Posted by TigerDM
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
1617 posts
Posted on 7/26/21 at 9:32 am to
I don't know anything about AR and A & M's money, but there are 3 - 4 SEC schools that will vote strictly on what makes them the most money with no regard to the competitive balance of the league. I don't know the lengths AR and A & M will go to get 2 other teams to vote against it, but it could happen if they make a good enough deal to those schools to vote no.
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